My mom has been complaining about rats in the garage, I just told her to set up a mouse house in the yard and they'll move right in there instead.posted by jenfullmoon at 11:04 PM on November 30 [2 favorites]

This man deserves every stock-photo fee he can raise for creating the home of Stuart Little's country cousins.posted by Thella at 11:10 PM on November 30 [7 favorites]

These mice have a better abode than I do. Also, they are cuter than me, damn it. I have nothing to compete with those perfectly splendid ears.posted by droplet at 11:20 PM on November 30 [13 favorites]

His photography is also really nice. Very rich, very detailed. The ones hippybear talks about, where the mouse is standing with each paw on an apple, are like the mouse equivalent of a powerful CEO or pop star standing in front of their mansion, arms crossed in three-quarter profile. These are some extremely sleek, well-fed, wealthy mice.posted by Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The at 7:16 AM on December 1 [4 favorites]

[A few comments deleted. It would be better for the site if people didn't feel the need to make every. single. post. into something negative. Relentless negativity makes people not want to come here.]posted by LobsterMitten(staff) at 8:16 AM on December 1 [48 favorites]

If you have concerne about ticks and lyme disease, spray some paper towel scraps with permethrin (it's sold as a clothing-not-skin spray); tuck the dried treated paper in paper towel/tp cardboard rolls and leave them where the field mice will rob them to line their nests. That eliminates the ticks over the winter.posted by hank at 9:15 AM on December 1 [7 favorites]

One day, in Simon Dell's hour of greatest need, he will hear the blast of a tiny horn and an adorable horde of thousands of mice will pour over the horizon prepared to gnaw his enemies to death.posted by Mr. Bad Example at 10:22 AM on December 1 [27 favorites]

We did the same thing, except (a) we're not taking pictures, (b) we did it by accident and (c) it's a full-sized house (ours). Also (d) we just called an exterminator.posted by Edgewise at 11:26 AM on December 1 [6 favorites]

One day, in Simon Dell's hour of greatest need, he will hear the blast of a tiny horn and an adorable horde of thousands of mice will pour over the horizon prepared to gnaw his enemies to death.

The pictures are great, and obviously adorable, but I think I'm most impressed by the craftsmanship of the mouse house. He calls it a log house, but it's so much more than that! And look, there's even a little mouse sized water bottle on their dining table! This is the best, most adorable thing ever. Thanks for posting it!posted by litera scripta manet at 4:47 PM on December 1 [4 favorites]

if there had been a photo of a mouse on one of the tiny bikes i would still be weeping inconsolably 100 years from nowposted by poffin boffin at 6:47 PM on December 1 [5 favorites]

The little toy Ducati motorcycle by the hole was a nice little nostalgic touch, for those of us who remember Ralph, the mouse with the motorcycle.posted by Thistledown at 4:44 AM on December 3 [4 favorites]

“I also had another mouse that used to live in my garden shed and only come out after dark. He was a wood mouse and we named him Stuart. He was once a single mouse but he left at the start of spring 2018, maybe to find a mate. Hoping he comes back this winter and maybe he could get to know the new mice in the garden.”

Pretty sure if Stuart comes back he’ll be all like how come you let me live in your shed and you built these blow-ins fucking Narnia?

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